Colombia Inteligente — Call 976 (Smart Colombia)
Funds applied research and innovation in quantum sciences and artificial intelligence across Colombia.
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Colombia Inteligente, catalogued as Convocatoria 976 in MinCiencias' sequential numbering, is a dedicated R&D&I grant call funding applied research, technology development, and innovation projects in two specific disciplines: quantum sciences and artificial intelligence. The total pool is COP $24,000,000,000, approximately USD $5.8 million. The submission deadline was 13 March 2026. Convocatoria 976 was listed among the active 2026 calls on the MinCiencias convocatorias portal, alongside the larger Becas para El Cambio (Conv. 975) and the territorial capacity call (Conv. 52).
The call targets regional development initiatives, meaning proposed projects are expected to have a demonstrable connection to Colombian territorial or regional priorities, not purely basic research with no applied dimension. Eligible applicants include companies, nonprofits, universities, and research organizations registered in Colombia; individual applicants are not eligible. The full terms of reference (TDR) govern exact entity-type eligibility, per-project funding caps, and required co-funding ratios, but were not available in full detail from the sources captured at research time.
All documentation and applications are submitted in Spanish through the MinCiencias platform. Given the deadline of 13 March 2026 has passed, organizations interested in this program should monitor the MinCiencias convocatorias portal for a 2027 cycle announcement, as quantum sciences and AI have been confirmed priority areas under the ministry's current research investment strategy. Applicants in future cycles should verify the TDR early, confirm regional-development framing of their proposal, and ensure the research group involved is registered in the GrupLAC national registry, which is a standard MinCiencias requirement across R&D&I calls.
Applied research, technology development, and innovation in quantum sciences and artificial intelligence.
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